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A visit to the Old Hopewell Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Hopewell Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Old Hopewell Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Hopewell Cemetery

Lat:   31.7202°   (31° 43' 12")

Lon:   -89.4709°   (-89° 28' 15")

The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.

The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the southwest of the Old Hopewell Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Hopewell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Covington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Hopewell Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Hopewell Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hot Coffee
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
    • Kola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Taylorsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
    • Arbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Williamsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Seminary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
    • Mize
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
    • Soso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Amy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Stringer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mineral Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
        • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
      • Coats
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
        • Coats is located in Simpson County
      • Ellisville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bezer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
        • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Jaynesville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
        • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
      • Moss
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
        • Moss is located in Jasper County
        • Moss has also been known as:
        • Mossville
      • Magee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
        • Magee is located in Simpson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
      • Lux
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
        • Lux is located in Covington County
      • Laurel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sylvarena
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
        • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Hopewell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Hopewell Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Hopewell Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Union Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • The Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calhoun Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Oakohay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakohay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakohay Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakohay Cemetery
    • Okahay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Okahay Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okahay Cemetery
    • Leaf River Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leaf River Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf River Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hopewell Cemetery
      • New Hopewell Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
    • Berkhalter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berkhalter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berkhalter Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkhalter Cemetery
    • Speed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speed Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speed Cemetery
    • Hebron Lodge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Lodge Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Lodge Cemetery
    • Jack Knight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jack Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jack Knight Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jack Knight Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Hatton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatton Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatton Cemetery
      • Old Miller Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Old Miller Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Old Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Miller Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Miller Cemetery
      • New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blakley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakley Cemetery
      • Rogers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Salem Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Big Lane Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Big Lane Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Lane Cemetery
      • Geiger Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geiger Cemetery
      • Pickering Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickering Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pickering Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickering Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Hopewell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #710701  (Old Hopewell Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #710701 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hot Coffee
      • County: Covington         Elev: 124
      • Location given for GNIS #710701 (Old Hopewell Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Hopewell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7202, Longitude: -89.4709       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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